Small business owners and enterprise organisations alike are continually on the lookout for new ways to save money and maximise their resources. Thanks to evolving paperless technologies, we are now able to achieve greater, more scalable efficiencies that range far beyond the ambition of being a ‘green’ company, as desirable as that is.

DocuSign was founded on the paperless principal, so we are in a healthier position than most to align ourselves with this philosophy. But thanks to PCs, tablets and smartphones, the paperless vision is becoming more of a reality for everyone. Below I’ve outlined six particularly useful apps to help you on your paperless quest. With them, you can create, store and share critical documents – all in the care of the cloud.

If you’re a list-lover like me, you’ll appreciate Evernote – the modern workspace that helps you be your most productive self. Take notes, make lists, photograph receipts, clip web pages, and save pictures to your account using your smartphone or tablet. Evernote syncs all this data across multiple devices for access anywhere, and allows you to share your work with your fellow Evernoters.

Expense reporting is one of the most dreaded times of the week/month. While traditionally you’d be forced to attach receipts to a sheet of paper and fill out a printed form, Expensify endeavors to make this task more convenient. The app scans your photo of the receipt and excerpts the main elements so you can add it to an expense report. Aspects such as the date, venue name and total spend can be identified as well as timed expenses, mileage, and trips.

Perfect for when you’re commuting, traveling, or relaxing on the sofa, Pocket lets you save articles, web pages and videos to view later. Once content is saved, it syncs to the cloud and lets you view them even when you're offline.

Rid your office of the filing cabinet and securely store, manage and share all your files, photos and documents. If you just need to keep personal and professional documents at your fingertips, Box eliminates the need for them. The company has adopted a freemium business model, and provides up to 10 GB of free storage for personal accounts. It’s great for uploading and syncing up to 2GB of files across multiple devices.

Payments, tipping, digital receipts, inventory, reports, and more – Square Register allows you to manage your business on the move or in store. This mobile app works with a mini credit card reader that attaches to your the headphone jack of your smartphone or tablet and lets you accept card payments. Square does charge 2.75% per swipe for Visa, American Express, MasterCard, and Discover cards, but the app and card reader are free.

If you’re looking to showcase your latest product or service, then Eventbrite will let you keep your ticketing paperless. Plan, set up ticket sales, promote events and publish them across your social networks directly from the site's interface. Go green with mobile payment options, electronic tickets, and completely digital attendee check-in lists. You can also take paperless payments at the door and forward your attendees a receipt by email.

See also: TicketBud, Ticket Tailor, TicketForEvent.com

Chris McMath is a Marketing Co-ordinator at DocuSign EMEA. Connect with Chris onTwitterandLinkedIn.